Report: Mukasey Is Bush Pick for Attorney General
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Michael Mukasey, a retired federal judge from New York, is the leading candidate to become the next U.S. attorney general, the Weekly Standard is reporting.
The announcement of the nomination of Judge Mukasey, who was chief judge for the Southern District of New York until last year and had been elevated to the bench by President Reagan, could come as early as tomorrow, the editor of the Standard, William Kristol, reported. He would succeed Alberto Gonzales, who resigned last month amid controversy.
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